How To Stop Complaining & Start Making Progress

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Complaining feels good in the moment, but it is the very thing keeping you stuck. It convinces you that you are doing something, when in reality nothing changes. The truth is simple: you can have excuses or you can have results, but you cannot have both.

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0:00.0	Let me ask you an honest question. Why do you complain? Seriously, answer the question, figure out
0:05.2	and think, why do you feel like complaining when things happen, when things don't go your way?
0:11.4	The truth is that I find that complaining feels productive, but it's actually the reason why
0:16.2	you're stuck. Not your lack of talent, not the economy, not the algorithm, not your circumstances.
0:22.1	Complaining is like a drug.
0:23.9	It's like a drug that convinces you you're doing something.
0:27.1	That actually guarantees that nothing changes.
0:30.6	Here is the honest truth.
0:32.7	You can have excuses or you can have results.
0:35.7	You just can't have both.
0:42.4	Yeah. excuses or you can have results. You just can't have both. Welcome back to the $100 MBA show. I'm your host, Omar Zen Home, where I deliver practical
0:47.2	business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to help you start, grow,
0:52.0	and scale your business.
1:01.2	If this show has helped in any way, it would be amazing if you could drop us a quick review on whatever app you're using to listen to this podcast right now. It helps me and my team
1:06.5	bring new episodes every week, and more importantly, more entrepreneurs will be able to discover our
1:11.5	podcast so you can help someone else start their journey. Thanks so much.
1:17.7	Today's episode might be a splash of cold water on your face, or even a gut punch, but it's
1:22.7	also a way out of this cycle that you might be going through where things don't go your way,
1:27.7	you complain, you get frustrated, you get angry, and nothing changes.
1:31.2	Complaining doesn't actually come from intelligence.
1:33.5	It doesn't come from awareness.
1:35.5	It actually comes from insecurity.
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